GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dolt | a stupid person |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| docile | easily taught |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |